Hi all...
Please bear with this post, hoping for some pointers, cuz im exhausted from all this internet research over the past few months...
Looking for a new bike to replace my XR250. Have been riding for 12mths now, and can handle the xr250 very well. Like riding mostly single track and more recently, learning how to handle jumps, not freestyle size, but just natural hits you find around the bush, and also wouldnt mind playing around on the local mx track from time to time.
My problem is im looking for a bike with more power to keep up with my friends on more open type track, but dont want a big pig of a bike that will make it hard to enjoy my singletrack. My friends ride mostly 250F's but they are also all around the 80kg mark.
I always read things like, im a big bloke, i weight 100kgs, will a 250 (4stroke) be fine. But im up around the 110kg mark, and think that a more performace orientated 250 might still be the way to go, But also, im quite strong so maybe the extra weight of a 450 wont bother me as much as smaller blokes, and i wont be revving it as much. Any bigger blokes riding 250Fs on here?
I also think that it might be a good idea to get out on something like a YZ250F for 12mths and improve my riding skills some more before stepping up to an open class bike.
I know ultimately i need to get out and try and ride a 450 to see for myself, but until then, im looking here for a few pointers..
Bikes i have thought about so far include YZ250F, YZ426F, WR450 and then also the 250 two strokes as another alternitive, but having never ridden a two stroke, there is some fear there i suppose.
ANyways, feel free to let me know what you rekon. Ill look forward to some replys...
Please bear with this post, hoping for some pointers, cuz im exhausted from all this internet research over the past few months...
Looking for a new bike to replace my XR250. Have been riding for 12mths now, and can handle the xr250 very well. Like riding mostly single track and more recently, learning how to handle jumps, not freestyle size, but just natural hits you find around the bush, and also wouldnt mind playing around on the local mx track from time to time.
My problem is im looking for a bike with more power to keep up with my friends on more open type track, but dont want a big pig of a bike that will make it hard to enjoy my singletrack. My friends ride mostly 250F's but they are also all around the 80kg mark.
I always read things like, im a big bloke, i weight 100kgs, will a 250 (4stroke) be fine. But im up around the 110kg mark, and think that a more performace orientated 250 might still be the way to go, But also, im quite strong so maybe the extra weight of a 450 wont bother me as much as smaller blokes, and i wont be revving it as much. Any bigger blokes riding 250Fs on here?
I also think that it might be a good idea to get out on something like a YZ250F for 12mths and improve my riding skills some more before stepping up to an open class bike.
I know ultimately i need to get out and try and ride a 450 to see for myself, but until then, im looking here for a few pointers..
Bikes i have thought about so far include YZ250F, YZ426F, WR450 and then also the 250 two strokes as another alternitive, but having never ridden a two stroke, there is some fear there i suppose.
ANyways, feel free to let me know what you rekon. Ill look forward to some replys...